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Where does “چفوت” come from?

چفوت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian جهود, from Hebrew יְהוּדִי — Jew.

چفوت (Ottoman Turkish): yid, kike; penny-pincher, miser; malicious man,...

Definitions

  1. yid, kike; penny-pincher, miser; malicious man,...

Ancestry of “چفوت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianجهودJew; yid, kike
2HebrewיְהוּדִיJew

Words derived from “چفوت”

  • чифут
  • Çıfıt
  • çıfıt
  • ciufut
  • çifut
  • čefur
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